French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Philippe' (1693)

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Le Saint Philippe
Nominal Guns	90	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	1692	NNF-1661
Keel Laid Down	12.1692	NNF-1661
Named	20.1.1693	NNF-1661
Launched	10.1693	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	12.1693	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Tonnant Class (1692)	NNF-1661
Designed by	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1687-1717	NNF-1661
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Broken Up	18.8.1714	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck158' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)51.3184 (168′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel134' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.5232 (142′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,700Ton

Armament

3.1693/94Broadside Weight = 948 French Livre (1023.0816 lbs 464.046 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck90 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1693/94738 NNF-1661
1696725 ref:1837

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1704Chef d'EscadreFWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1696Lieutenant-Général des Arméesref:1837

Service History

DateEventSource
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
3.1713

Decommissioned / paid off

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8.1714

Condemned and broken up at Toulon

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Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1837 Digital Book

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